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Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center, also known as ‘The Eye Surgery Center’, is an ophthalmic specific Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in South Burlington, VT. It is a physician owned facility that is Medicare certified and is accredited by The Joint Commission. The Eye Surgery Center’s caring, highly-trained and dedicated staff strive to provide a safe and comfortable surgical experience.

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Our Promise

Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center strives:

  • To create a safe physical environment in preparation for the scheduled procedure, during the procedure, and immediately following the procedure.
  • To provide an atmosphere of compassion and understanding with minimal stress and anxiety.
  • To function at a high level of efficiency to accommodate the convenience of both the patient and the physician.
  • To assist the physicians in accomplishment of a plan of diagnostic and surgical treatment for each patient.
  • To promote knowledge and skills of the center’s staff as a means of meeting technical and scientific progress in the delivery of healthcare and to be aware of new research, new products, and new ideas which may modify and improve present activities and procedures.
  • To maintain that all information regarding patients is kept private and confidential.

Who We Are

The Eye Surgery Center is an ambulatory surgical facility established in 2008 to provide surgical services in a safe, efficient, cost-effective and user-friendly environment. Procedures performed are limited to those identified by the Governing Body. Surgical services are limited to those which care be safely and effectively provided on an outpatient basis and are typically elective and non-emergent in nature. Any time a procedure is done in The Eye Surgery Center, an RN and MD will be present.

The Eye Surgery Center’s staffing consists of:

  • Ophthalmologist/Surgeon
  • Anesthesiologist and a Certified Nurse Anesthetist
  • RN Clinic Administrator
  • RN Clinical Director
  • RN – Charge Nurse
  • Pre-op RN, LPN, MA
  • Circulating RN
  • Post Anesthesia Care RN
  • IV Specialist
  • Operating Room Scrub Technicians
  • Instrument reprocessing Technicians
  • Front Desk Staff
  • OR Scheduler
  • Pre-op Phone Call Personnel

The Eye Surgery Center is diligent in hiring and training sufficient numbers of professional and support staff to ensure efficient, quality patient care in a safe, comfortable environment.

Scope of Care

Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center’s Scope of Care:

  • The Eye Surgery & Laser Center is a Joint Commission and Medicare Certified Ambulatory Surgery Center.
  • Our hours of Operation are Monday thru Thursday, 7:00 am – 4:30 pm.
  • The Eye Surgery Center performs elective surgical procedures to ambulatory patients in ASA Level one, two or three.

ASA  1. A Normal Healthy Patient

ASA  2. A Patient with a mild systemic disease

ASA  3. A Patient with severe system disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating

  • The Eye Surgical Procedures are performed by Ophthalmologist/Surgeons with credentialed privileges at The Eye Surgery Center and they are assisted by appropriately trained personnel.
  • An RN and MD will always be present whenever there is a patient in The Eye Surgery Center

Below are some of the more common surgical procedures performed by our Ophthalmologist/Surgeons at The Eye Surgery Center:

  • Cataract Extraction with IOL (Intraocular Lens) Implant
  • Corneal and Partial Corneal Transplant
  • Excision Pterygium with or without amniotic graft
  • i-Stent/intraocular microinvasive glaucoma surgery
  • Vitrectomy – anterior or posterior chamber
  • Excision of Chalazion
  • Trabeculectomy with or without Mitomycin C
  • Lacrimal Duct probing
  • Temporal Artery Biopsy
  • Blepharoplasty upper & lower lids
  • Brow Ptosis repair
  • Entropion / Ectropion repair
  • Conjunctival Mullerectomy
  • Canthoplasty
  • Tarsorraphy
  • Mullers Muscle Repair

The Providers

Dr. Hardin

Dr. Hardin

MD

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Joshua Hardin is joining our team in August 2021.

Joshua Hardin, M.D. specializes in incisional glaucoma surgery, laser procedures, glaucoma management, cataract surgery and medical management of ophthalmic conditions. He offers a broad range of services including glaucoma surgery, routine and complex cataract surgery, premium IOLs, Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGs), and laser procedures: SLT, LPI, YAG Capsulotomy.

 

Dr. Hardin completed his undergraduate education at the University of North Texas where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology, followed by medical school training at the University of Texas. He served his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas where he was voted resident of the year. For two years, Dr. Hardin was Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he cared for patients, taught residents and students, and participated in research and academic writing. Dr. Hardin went on to complete a glaucoma fellowship at the nationally recognized Johns Hopkins University, Wilmer Eye Institute. He has authored book chapters and published many papers in major peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals.

 

Ophthalmic Consultants of Vermont is pleased to welcome Dr. Hardin to our practice and community.

Dr. Kaplita

Dr. Kaplita

MD

Dr. Jillian Kaplita is originally from Connecticut.  She graduated from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, and she also completed a minor in music.  She then attended Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University with a concentration in medical education.  Dr. Kaplita completed ophthalmology residency at Saint Louis University.

On top of her clinical and surgical duties during residency, Dr. Kaplita volunteered as the director of her program’s chapter of ReSpectacle, a non-profit organization that redistributes used eyeglasses to underserved communities.  She was also selected as the wellness champion for her program/department.  Additionally, during residency she volunteered as her program’s medical student education liaison.

In her free time, Dr. Kaplita enjoys figure skating, downhill and cross-country skiing, baking, DIY/craft projects, hiking, camping, singing, playing guitar, going to the beach, traveling, trying new ice cream shops, and collecting playing cards.  She is so happy to be back in New England and is excited for everything that Vermont’s four seasons have to offer!

Dr. Shiple

Dr. Shiple

MD

Dr. David Shiple comes to Vermont from his position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester. Prior to his professorship, Dr. Shiple completed his undergraduate studies in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. While working as a structural engineer, Dr. Shiple realized that a career in medicine was his calling enrolling at the University of Vermont to complete his premedical studies. He earned his medical doctorate from The Ohio State College of Medicine where he graduated Cum Laude and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. After completing his ophthalmology residency at the University of Virginia, he continued with fellowship training in cornea and external disease from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Shiple offers a broad range of services such as cataract surgery, diagnosis and management of glaucoma, laser procedures and comprehensive ophthalmology. As a cornea specialist, Dr. Shiple offers many corneal surgeries including endothelial and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, penetrating keratoplasty, Boston keratoprosthesis, pterygium excision, conjunctival surgery, and collagen cross-linking.

Dr. Shiple is owner of Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center, and his ophthalmology practice is located in South Burlington Vermont.

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Dr. Lane

Dr. Lane

MD

Dr. Katherine Lane is a specialist in Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery. Dr. Lane completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University, and she received her medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.

Dr. Lane completed her ophthalmology residency at Wills Eye Hospital, followed by a prestigious two-year fellowship approved by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Lane’s areas of expertise include: eyelid heath, function and beauty; tearing; thyroid eye disease; eyelid and orbital tumors; and eyelid and orbital trauma. Her extensive training also includes minimally invasive cosmetic and aesthetic procedures such as botulinum toxin, dermal fillers and chemical peels.

Dr. Lane is an owner of Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center and her Ophthalmology practice is located in South Burlington Vermont.

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Dr. Keshava

Dr. Keshava

MD

Dr. Keshava graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University and received his M.D. degree at New York University School of Medicine. After completing his internship at Lenox Hill Hospital, he joined a 3-year residency program at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and served his final year there as Chief Resident. Dr. Keshava has undergone sub-specialty training in refractive surgery, including LASIK and PRK, at DelloRusso LaserVision in New York City. He now specializes in cataract and refractive surgery and has a particular interest in the implantation of advanced technology lenses. Dr. Keshava is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and an active member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Vermont Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Keshava is an owner of Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center and his Ophthalmology practice is located in Rutland Vermont.

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Dr. McCormick

Dr. McCormick

MD

Dr. Gregory McCormick is a Board-Certified ophthalmologist specializing in cataract, corneal and laser refractive surgery at Ophthalmic Consultants of Vermont and Vermont Laser Vision at Timber Lane. Originally from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, he graduated from Harvard College and the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed fellowship training in corneal and laser refractive surgery after completion of ophthalmology residency at the University of Rochester Eye Institute. Dr. McCormick typically performs more than a thousand eye surgeries every year. His expertise includes cataract surgery, LASIK, LASEK, phototherapeutic keratectomy, corneal surgery including penetrating and partial thickness corneal transplantation, corneal collagen crosslinking (KXL) and keratoprosthesis.

Dr. McCormick is an owner of Vermont Eye Surgery & Laser Center and he practices Ophthalmology in South Burlington Vermont.

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Dr. Larson

Dr. Larson

MD
Dr Juli Larson is a graduate of North Park University in Chicago and The University of Illinois Medical School. After receiving her medical degree, Dr Larson completed an internship at St Francis Hospital in Evanston IL, where she received ” The Most Outstanding Intern of the Year Award”. She completed her residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, where she served as chief resident. Dr Larson is certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and is the former president of the Vermont Ophthalmologic Association. She hails from Minnesota but feels quite at home in Vermont having raised her 3 sons here and having practiced medicine here since 1993.
Dr Larson’s expertise includes cataract surgery, where she offers several specialty intraocular lenses to decrease patients’ dependency on glasses. She also performs micro-stent placement for treatment of glaucoma. She is the region’s leader in corneal refractive surgery (LASIK & PRK) which she has been performing since 2000. While cataracts and LASIK are unrelated, Dr Larson is delighted many of her prior LASIK patients return to her for surgery if they develop cataracts later in life.
Dr Larson is the founder and an owner of The Eye Surgery Center, serves as its Medical Director, and practices ophthalmology in South Burlington.

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Hours of Operation

7 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Thursday Closed Friday

Location

1100 Hinesburg Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403

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